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Swiss flight aborts Delhi takeoff after engine fire, emergency evacuation injures six
NEW DELHI, April 26 — A Swiss International flight from Delhi to Zurich had to abort its takeoff early on Sunday and six passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation, […]
Sri Lanka detains 22 monks returning from Thailand over record cannabis haul
COLOMBO, April 26 — Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested on Sunday at the main international airport with 110 kilogrammes (242 pounds) of powerful cannabis, officials said. […]
Dinner drama raises fresh doubts about America’s ability to safeguard its top officials
WASHINGTON, April 26 — The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to […]
Who is Cole Allen? What we know about suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
WASHINGTON, April 26 — The man arrested over the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from the Los Angeles […]
Inside the Trump press gala shooting: What happened and what’s next
WASHINGTON, April 26 — US President Donald Trump and other attendees were evacuated last night after gunshots were fired at a glitzy media gala in Washington. As details continue to […]
China promises to support Myanmar’s sovereignty and security as Wang Yi meets Min Aung Hlaing
BEIJING, April 26 — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said Beijing will “firmly support” Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, in a meeting with junta chief-turned-president Min Aung […]
Highway bombing in Colombia kills 14, injures dozens as election violence surges
BOGOTÁ, April 26 — A highway bomb attack in a restive region of southwestern Colombia killed 14 people and injured at least 38 on Saturday, the latest spate of violence […]
Shark alert: Sydney beaches shut after whale carcass draws great whites and bull sharks
SYDNEY, April 26 — Great white sharks and bull sharks feeding on a washed-up whale carcass have forced the closure of a string of beaches south of Sydney, Australian wildlife […]
‘Quite an evening in DC’ — Trump praises Secret Service after correspondents’ dinner shooting scare
WASHINGTON, April 26 — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after […]
Netanyahu orders military to strike Hezbollah hard after string of ceasefire violations in Lebanon
JERUSALEM, April 26 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday ordered the military to strike Lebanon’s Hezbollah hard after what the army said was a string of ceasefire violations. […]